Finally block in java is very important, it has crucial statements that must be executed whether an exception occurs or not. A “finally bock” is used with a try-catch block in java. It follows try or catch block.
Important: Java finally block is always executed whether an exception is handled or not. In some cases, it will fail- When finally block is not executed.
Example of finally block in java
We will see multiple examples with different cases.
Case 1: Without Exception
We will check a “finally block” executed or not if there is no exception on the try block.
public class FinallyBlock {
public static void main(String args[]){
try{
float data=95/9f;
System.out.println(data);
}
catch(NullPointerException e){
System.out.println(e);
}
finally {
System.out.println("finally block is always executed");
}
}
}
Output:
10.555555
finally block is always executed
Case 2: Exception occurs
In this case, we will check what if exception occurs and handled.
public class FinallyBlock {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
int data = 5 / 0;
System.out.println(data);
} catch (ArithmeticException e) {
System.out.println(e);
} finally {
System.out.println("finally block is always executed");
}
}
}
Output:
java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
finally block is always executed
Q: When finally block is not executed in java?
Answer: If System.exit() invoked in a try block, then “finally block” will not call. See below example:-
public class Hello {
public static void main(String args[]){
try {
int a=10,b=30;
int c = b/a;
System.out.println(c);
System.exit(0);
} catch(ArithmeticException ae){
System.out.println(ae);
} finally {
System.out.println("finally block is always executed");
}
}
}
To know more about it: – When finally block is not executed
Q: Why use java finally?
Answer: You can use finally in java to avoid having cleanup code accidentally bypassed by a return, continue, or break. Putting cleanup code in a finally block is always a good practice, even when no exceptions are anticipated.
Typically it used for closing files, network connections, etc.
Q: Can we use java to try and finally blocks without a catch?
Answer: Yes, you can use try and finally together without catch block.As you know finally block always executes even if you have an exception or return statement in try block except in the case of System.exit().
See the below example for it:-
public class FinallyBlock {
public static void main(String args[]){
try{
int data=9/0;
System.out.println(data);
}
finally {
System.out.println("finally block is always executed");
}
}
}
Output: you can see an error but still finally block code executed.
Do comment if you have any doubts and suggestions on this tutorial.
Note: This example (Project) is developed in IntelliJ IDEA 2018.2.6 (Community Edition)
JRE: 11.0.1
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
macOS 10.14.1
Java version 11
All Java try catch Java Example codes are in Java 11, so it may change on different from Java 9 or 10 or upgraded versions.